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Waterford continues to lose its sparkle
Troubled luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood saw its losses widen to €29 million in its first half after the company ran out of cash and could not meet demand for its revamped range of crystal products. Laura Slattery reports. p
Four groups submit bids for €5bn Metro
Four groups have submitted bids to the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to build and operate the €5 billion Metro North rail line in Dublin, which is planned to open in 2013, writes Ciarán Hancock , Business Affairs Correspondent p
Rising cost of food pushes inflation higher
The rising cost of food pushed inflation higher last month as increases in the price of bread, flour, milk, cheese and other dairy and bakery products hit consumers. Laura Slattery reports. p
Banks trying to 'jump the queue' to claim against Lynn
Some of the State's leading banks are trying to "jump the queue"
in the race to be the first to register claims over properties on
which multiple mortgages were allegedly taken out by solicitor
Michael Lynn, the High Court has been told by lawyers for other
banks.
Mary Carolan reports. p
Other Stories
Portuguese bank approved €26.7m
The Portuguese property company owned by Dublin-based solicitor Michael Lynn received loan approval of €26.7 million from Portugal's largest publicly quoted bank in July for a property development on the Algarve. Simon Carswell , Finance Correspondent, reports. pRegulator to extend inquiry into radio takeover
The Competition Authority plans to extend its investigation into Denis O'Brien's €200 million takeover of Emap's radio stations here - Today FM, Highland Radio and FM104. pIseq falls 2% as weekly losses hit €7.2bn
The Irish market shed another 2 per cent of its value yesterday, bringing its losses for the week to 7 per cent, or €7.2 billion. pREO to build €300m port
The State commercial port company in Drogheda has selected Real Estate Opportunities (REO), the listed vehicle controlled by Treasury, to build a new €300 million deep water port at Bremore, 21 miles north of Dublin, writes Arthur Beesley , Senior Business Correspondent pMcGuinness to leave C&C in May
Brendan McGuinness will retire as managing director of C&C's cider division next May after 37 years with the business. Ciarán Hancock , Business Affairs Correspondent, reports. pRevenues at BT Ireland up 6%
Revenues at BT Ireland increased 6 per cent year-on-year to €549 million during the first half of its financial year. pCracks showing in Waterford
Analysis: How many ways are there to smash a glass? pECB warns of 'brutal' exchange rate movements
European concerns about the impact of a falling dollar came into focus yesterday as the European Central Bank (ECB) issued its strongest warning yet about "brutal" exchange rate movements. pCryptologic sees Asia as best bet
Dublin-based online gaming specialist Cryptologic is planning to use its cash-rich balance sheet to fund further expansion in Asia, the group said yesterday. pStanley has market in another fine mess
Market Report: There was a point yesterday when every single stock on the Iseq was in the red, such was the anxiety caused by the latest subprime panic emerging in the US. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Carrying IDA's baton to next level
The Friday Interview: Ireland The IDA's CEO designate surveys a terrain of increased competitiveness and finds reason for Ireland to remain very confident. pCompetitive edge
Platform: The bankers and lawyers bustling through Canary Wharf in London's financial hub know all about globalisation. They live and breathe it every day, writes Richard Gillis. pSavvy spending
Economics: You are what you earn. Material lifestyles are determined principally by real disposable incomes. Rising real incomes prompt increasing levels of consumer spending which, in turn, allow the enjoyment of higher material standards of living, writes Paul Tansey. pPlanet Business
Compiled by Laura Slattery. p
When the job goes ...
Redundancy is traumatic, but it can also mark a turning point in your life by opening up new opportunities, writes Caroline Madden pWhat social welfare supports can I claim?
Details of jobseekers benefits. pTake the plunge and do it alone
When Ronnie McNeill was made redundant after 21 years with the iconic sunglasses maker Ray-Ban, his first reaction was "why me?". Initial feelings of anger, however, gradually subsided into quiet acceptance of the situation and he managed to turn what could have been a devastating blow into an opportunity. pFine vines
It is often said that vines need tough love - that is, poor soil and baking sun. But nothing about making good wine is that simple or certain. Vines need sun and rain in the right amounts and at the right time. pFlying high
Croesus/The Investor's View: Oil at $100 (€69) a barrel and markets in turmoil are not the headlines airline chiefs like to see. pFarcical figures
Serious Money: Equity investors' portfolios survived the usually testing trading days of early autumn. The "back-to- school" blues post-Labor Day were barely visible, while the 20th anniversary of the week the markets almost died in 1987 passed largely unnoticed in October, writes Charlie Fell. pQ&A
Dominic Coyle answers your questions. p
Ringing in the changes
With the arrival of Apple and Google on to the mobile scene,
Finnish company Nokia is ready for battle, writes
Derek Scally in Helsinki pWork and play
Gaming can rise to an art form, says veteran designer Ernest Adams, who visits Dublin later this month. Karlin Lillington reports. pMobile firms 'failing to innovate'
Mobile operators O2 and Vodafone have treated the Irish market as "west London", taking big profits and failing to innovate, according to a leading consultant to the telecoms industry. John Collins reports. pWord is out about focal.ie
An online tool that allows internet users to search for Irish terms has attracted 2.8 million searches and visitors from 116 countries since its launch in September 2006. pTax structure 'must stay as it is'
Ireland's low corporation tax rate is not the main reason technology companies choose to locate here, a representative body for the technology industry claimed this week. However, if it was raised, future investments could be in doubt. John Collins reports. pIQon under pressure in weak desktop PC market
The pressures faced by Irish PC manufacturers competing with international brands were underlined this week when an examiner was appointed to Dundalk's iQon Technologies. pFilm aims to stimulate interest in science
TG4 will next weekend broadcast The Resistors , an animated feature film, which it is hoped will stimulate an interest in science among children aged 8-12. pTypecast by colour
Net Results: In an era when every desktop machine came in the exact same shade of black, one company decided rather daringly that people might actually go for colour. And not just one colour, but a kaleidoscope of colours, writes Karlin Lillington. pPimp that BlackBerry
Inbox: Sometimes the BlackBerry, the weapon of choice for most executives these days, seems only good for e-mail, but it can do a lot more than that. So let's pimp your BlackBerry! pNetocracy
Wired: Last week, the record was broken for the most money raised for a US presidential candidate in one day. In a still-crowded race, the honour went to Ron Paul, a trailing Republican candidate whose polling shows him with about 1 per cent - 3 per cent of the primary vote, far behind favourites such as Rudy Giuliani's 27-30 per cent, writes Danny O'Brien. pBlogspot
Bernie Goldbach could conceivably claim to have Ireland's longest running blog. Started in 2001 as Irish Eyes, Goldbach, who is a lecturer in digital media at Tipperary Institute, has recently rebranded his blog as Inside View, the place where he muses on internet technology, education and entrepreneurship. pIn Short
A round-up of today's stories in brief. p
Bright ideas
Hopefully you managed to squeeze in some time over mid-term break to tap into your inner-entrepreneur and come up with a ground-breaking business idea for the Student Enterprise Awards. pBad manners, bad business
Manners count in business. A new survey on business etiquette finds that bad manners are bad for business, with 75 per cent admitting they have been embarrassed by a colleague's shortcomings in the manners department, Grace Garvey . p
Midlands mecca pulls in spenders
One More Thing: It's hard to credit but Ireland has yet another shopping mecca. pThings looking up at Shannon
One More Thing: It's not all bad news for Shannon Airport in spite of the impression given by lobby groups out west. On Wednesday, Ryanair announced eight new routes from Shannon, including flights to London Luton and Dublin. pAsavie taps investors for new funds
One More Thing: Dublin-based Asavie Technologies is set to close a €3 million fundraising that would be no mean feat, given the current stock market meltdown and global credit squeeze. The funds will be used for ongoing product development and to establish a US presence. pRace to buy FM104 will run again
One More Thing: It looks like management and staff at FM104 will have to wait a while longer to discover if the station will once again be placed on the market for sale. pFitzGerald on FA list
One More Thing: As the FAI ponders whether it should appoint a foreign coach to succeed Steve Staunton, its counterpart in England is considering appointing an Irishman as its first independent chairman. pSweet success
Under the Radar: 'Wild, radical work" is how the Bridgestone Guide described the chocolate-making abilities of Emily Sandford and her sister Sarah Hehir who run Cocoa Bean Artisan Chocolates. p
